Hello friends. I've finally taken the time to hang the pictures I took at La Mancha on 2 October. I used to make comparisons among the three most common species of plovers on the peninsula. I hope you find them useful.
Plover - Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover
Adult. In awkward postures, eye ring and long body are useful identifying features.
The photo above shows the white stripe in the greater coverts, which is quite visible in flight.
Adult birds (above) are distinguished by faint edges of the feathers, the eye ring and yellow ocher black shape at the chest and head. Pectoral ring of intense negotiations and mask facial are also indicative of an adult bird.
Juveniles have more dilute facial expression, with earthy tones scattered on the face and sharp edges on feathers.
Kentish plover - Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover
The plover is always a more pale ocher (a brown straw), than black legs and chest ring incomplete in all plumages.
Of the three species, is showing a greater relative size of the eye. From a distance it looks stubborn, with an eye to its enormous size.
always has the front very clear ...
ringed plover - Charadrius hiaticula - Ringed Plover
Youth. The most robust and belly of the three, is distinctive in plumage player, but in other feathers can be confused with the guy.
has little white on his forehead, and eyebrow irregular, ending diffusely near the neck. Pectoral ring is very thick in all plumages, and narrows at the center of the chest.
These photos tell it looks chubby and plump of these juveniles.
Note the blackish tones (rather than brown) of the pectoral band, face mask and the sharp edge of the facial Traits in this individual. Could it be an adult?
Up and down, youth anal area showing quite marked. This suggests a recent arrival in northern Europe (almost certainly the Waddensee), with a fat level is still low by the migratory flight.
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